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| Symbol | Description | Units | 
|---|---|---|
| JDM | Inertia of drive mechanism | kg-m2 | 
| TDM | Torque of drive mechanism | Nm | 
| aDM | Rotational acceleration | rad/s2 | 
| h | Efficiency of drive mechanism | 1 | 
| q | Incline angle above horizontal | o | 
| g | Acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 | m/s2 | 
| mmm | Moving mass | kg | 
| mLoad | Mass of load + payload | kg | 
| mCart | Mass of cart | kg | 
| mCB | Mass of counterbalance | kg | 
| mBelt | Mass of belt | kg | 
| FCB | Counterbalance force at load | N | 
| FThrust | Thrust force at load | N | 
| Fv | Force vector at load | N | 
| JDP | Inertia of drive pulley | kg-m2 | 
| JDnP | Inertia of driven pulley | kg-m2 | 
| JIP | Inertia of idler pulley | kg-m2 | 
| rDP | Radius of drive pulley | m | 
| rDnP | Radius of driven pulley | m | 
| rIP | Radius of idler pulley | m | 
| mBelt > Slide | Friction coefficient between belt and slide | |
| mLoad > Cart | Friction coefficient between load and cart |